Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18
CATARRH


The most prominent and characteristic
feature Is a moroid discharge from the
head, varying IN Its nature at different
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
of clear, acrid fluid, but Oftener an offensive,
purulent or muco-purulent, greenis IN yellow
matter Is secreted, which accumulates in
the nostrils or drops into the throat. ueces.
stating its irequent removal by blowing the
nose Or expectoration, and often by both
processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was In a stale OF
rottenness, so great is the amount Of matter
discharged and so fetid is its odor. The
patient Is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat of the morbid mat
ton naturally favors the flow downward.
his rest is frequently disturbed from this
cause. Many sufferers are obliged to lie
with the head very much elevated in order
to sleep with some degree of comfort.
In others q tough. viBcid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, in the passage between the throat
and head. adhearing to ut the parts with glu.
respiration and creates sens tion of irri.
tation and uneasiness in the affected local
ity, which gives rise to a constant and al
most irresistible desire to relieve the dis
comfort by drawing the mucus into the
throat SO as to eject 1t by the m nth. This
prScsice, popularity known as hawking"
is characteristic of catarrh. aud proves as
embarrassing 10 the one affected as 1t is
disagreeable to those around him.
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
ST ape of dry, hard concretions, which are
discharged by wayof the nostrils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of a deep green tint.
In some cases these incrustatiuns accumu-
late to such an extent as to form regular
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. So firm
ly do these incrustatiuns adhere to the
point OF attachment that their removal
usually requires the most violent efforts;
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the membrane. Occasionally solid cast
of notable size is expelled, on which there
are generally traces of blood, but in some
cases the cast presents tubular appear.
ance, being of exact shape of the nasal
cavity. This condition is indicative of ul =
ceration, which, in time, may destroy tn e
bony st uctlre of the nose and produce
subsea fatteuing OF that organ.
Cases are occasionally met with In which
a thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
mem brane of the nasal cavities and then
putries, giving rise to a stencil which is
really overpowering and sufficiently fetid to
poison the atmosphere of whole room;
and there are others in which oil the secre-
lions of the ME mbrane arc suspended, caus-
Ing an unpleasant feeling OF dryness, heat
and feyerishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity Known as DRY Ca
tarrh.'.
The disease speedily extends to the air
| face, giving rise to distressing sensation
| of h avy weight or compression over the
| forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes. and 10 n feeling of
| fulness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain in
| the nostrils near the root of the nose, rs
well as In the upper part of the throat,
above and behind the soft palate. Some-
| times there is pain Obstinately fixed in some
particular part, as in the temple, on the top
of the head, at the back of the neck, or bs-
hind the Orbids, and occasionally pain
manifests itself IN the face of so severe a
character that 1t Is frequently mistaken for
| neuralgia.
The breath is always tainted aud at times
| assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases it becomes 30 revolt
| ingly offensive as to render the sufferer an
object OF disgust to himself as we'll as to
others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
| congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up. sometimes on one side, sometime on the
| other, and often on both, giving rise to
1isag stuffy sensation in the head,
| and occasioning violent and prolonged
parOxysms of sneezing.
| The voice is weak. indistinct and husky
| or of q nasal character. Displaying sort of
| shitirg quality. Oftentimes there is a con-
tiuuous hoarseness and discordance. There
| is also 4 sense of irritation in the throat,
and frequent attempts to clear the parts of
phlegm, prod cling the sound hem" more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
| complain Of an uncomfortable feeling of
| fullness, or choky ensation In the throat,
and in others OF distressing and almost
| constant dryness, for the temporary relief
OF which they have to swallow frequently.
Others, again, speak of p constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
less and becomes weak and irritable; the
appetite is capricious and nearly always
pad in the morning. The patient is Ian
guild, unable to perform mental or physical
labor with the usual facility, is nervous, de
pressed in spirits, at times fearful. tim d,
sleep, the memory weakened and perma
nent impairment seriously threatened.
The mucous membrane soon becomes
morbidly sensitive to unfayorable indu
comes affected from the slightest causes, so
that at last a breath of wind upon the lining
OF the nose or throat becomes productive OF
a cold, end gives rise to serious disturb
ances of the respiratory organs. Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds. each attack aggrayating the disease
by giving 1t new impulse and involving a
larger extent or surface than Its predecessor
In this manner the difficulty spreads from
organ to organ. invading the throat, larnyx
trachea and bronchial tubes, until, en-
croaching further and further. 1t reaches
the finer Qualifications OF the bronchi, when
but slight impulse Is required to send It
to the lungs. Caterrh may, aud often does,
affect other organs in the body, especially
those containing mucous membrane. suct
as the stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
By the employment of proper Inhalation
In the form of medicated vapor (not steam
or spray we are able to produce immedtat.
in the pharynx and nasil passages. for al
will fnd It's way into the most remote aAd
Intricate cavities, where 1t is utterly tmpos
sible to make fluid applications. BY these
meats every case can be cured.
ozENA. Hse
Oznna is the professional or technical
name given to an advanced form of catarrh
in which liberation has eaten through the
lage of the bone. Anv case OF catarrh may
end In czmna, but 1t most frequently occurs
in those who are naturally scrofulous. The
or through the throat. and is generally Of
yellowish or greenish yellow color, fire.
ouently tinged with blood and almost al.
Rays attended BY an % offensiyes%elI; In the
The disease is one of the most obdurate
and dissgreeable which the physician has
to encounter. In bad casesthe breath OF the
him from society and to render him an OBJ
ject OF disgust even to himself" In some
cases pieces OF bone bee ome separated and
slough off, leaving deep. unhealthy ulcers.
which secrete bloody matter, and are ex.
treme difficult to heal. After ozHna has
continucf some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost
quenc S, and results from its extension
through the eustachian tu bes to the internal
ear. Pains In the head and over the frontal
impairing memory. and even In.
Sanity frequently hpfluB iTUlu It's e4teubioh
to the brain, The greatest danger, how.
ever because the most common, Is that 1t
will extend downward and affect the lungs.
In most cases of pulmonary disease catarfh
Is present in some degree, and in many In
stances 1t causes large share of the pa
.ient's discomfort.
Besides these grave consequences, all of
which are liable to spring from scrofulous
,atarrh or oznna, there are others which, II
ess dangerous, are sufficiently unpleasant.
L occasions great unhappiness to thousands
If both sexes, BY isolatng them and pre-
i've Thinning from the nose, with foul
breath. is about as great calamity as can
,efail young people, ,Sfor no yong person
Ihould ever think OF marrying while affiict-
ID with catarrh. c,.,
rving every known remedy. and failing in
Obtaining health through climatic changes